| A | B |
|---|
| anemia | deficiency of hemoglobin |
| subacute | between acute and chronic |
| neurotoxin | a toxin that acts specifically on nerve cells, usually causing paralysis |
| peripheral nervous system | extends outside the CNS to serve the limbs and organs |
| thrombocytopenia | presence of relatively few platelettes in blood |
| paresis | partial loss of movement or impaired movement |
| asymptomatic | not showing clinical signs |
| fomites | any object or substance capable of carrying infectious organisms and transfer them from one individual to another |
| autoimmune | failure of an organism to recognize its own 'self' resulting in an immune response against its own cells and tissues |
| plasma | yellow-colored liquid in which blood cells are suspended |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing or painful breathing |
| empyema | collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity |
| abscess | collection of pus in a newly formed anatomical cavity |
| mesentary | double layer of peritoneum that suspends the jejunum and ileum |
| pupura | red or purple discolorations of the skin, caused by bleeding underneath the skin |
| convalecence | gradual recovery of health and strength after illness |
| pathogen | infectious agent (or germ) that causes disease or illness to its host |
| disease | an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily function |
| infection | detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species, usually resulting in inflammation |
| ataxia | neurological sign and symptom characterized by gross incoordination or muscle movements |
| serous | various body fluids that are typically pale yellow, transparent and benign in nature |
| nasopharyngeal | nasal part of the pharynx that lies behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate |
| antipyretics | drugs that reduce body temperature in the presence of fever |
| degenerative | progessive deterioration over time of affected tissues or organs |
| flaccid | an object that is soft, or not tense |
| quarantine | voluntary (or compulsory) isolation to contain the spread of disease |
| vaccination | administration of an antigenic material to produce immunity to a disease |
| antitoxin | an antibody with the ability to neutralize a specific toxin |
| acute | describing a disease with rapid onset and/or a short course |
| virus | sub-microscopic infectious agent that is unable to grow or reproduce outside a host cell |
| edema | increase of interstitial fluid in any organ, causing swelling |
| chronic | long-lasting or recurrent disease or illness |
| monogastric | simple or 1 compartment stomach |
| mastication | to break down into smaller particles |
| neoplasia | cancer |
| enterolith | round ball of mineral deposits often formed around a piece of ingested foreign material |
| lipoma | common, benign tumor composed of fatty tissue |
| hernia | protrusion of a tissue, structure, or part of an organ through the muscle or membrane that contains it |
| volvulus | loop of bowel abnormally twisted back on itself, causing obstruction |
| infarction | area of tissue that dies as a result of local blood supply obstruction |
| peritonitis | inflammation of the lining of the abdominal cavity |
| eneritis | inflammation of the small intestine |
| colitis | digestive disease characterized by inflammation of the colon |
| aneurysm | localized, blood-filled dilation of a blood vessel |
| idopathic | describing a diesase or illness as: arising spontaneously from an obscure or unknown cause |
| sacculations | small pouches that give some GI structures a (normal) segmented appearance |
| adhesion | fibrous bands that form between tissues and organs |
